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Slovenia’s given its army new powers to help police guard its state borders as thousands of migrants continue to pour into the country from Croatia

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The German government is set to announce how and where transit zones will be established to deal with migrants. The aim is to help authorities cope

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A far-right populist party in Austria has scored its best ever results in the election for Vienna’s city hall. Support for The Freedom Party leaped

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The refugee crisis in Europe has taken its toll on Vienna’s ruling coalition. The government suffered a series of set backs in local elections in

02/10/2015

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Austria: exit polls suggest the far-right FPO has doubled its vote in a regional election

Exit polls suggest the far-right FPO have doubled their vote in regional elections in Upper Austria. Preliminary results indicate the party got more

27/09/2015

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Refugees and asylum were key factors in a regional election in Austria which saw support for a far-right party more than double, say analysts. Public

27/09/2015

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25/09/2015

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Musical relief for refugees in Vienna train station

23/09/2015

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Taking time off work two young Austrians, a chef and a chimney sweep, are ferrying refugees to Vienna for free and helping them out of their own pockets

22/09/2015

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The long 'misery march' - thousands of migrants pour into Austria as they try to reach richer Western nations in search of a better and safer future.

21/09/2015

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Germany insists border remains open despite controls

Hundreds of migrants and refugees have been gathering at the Austrian-German border following Berlin’s decision to reintroduce border checks on

18/09/2015

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Merkel placates German regions over refugee numbers

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has found herself under fire over allowing thousands of refugees into the country in recent weeks, only to do a

16/09/2015

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Germany and Austria beef up border checks

Austrian authorities have followed Germany’s lead and imposed additional border checks on its eastern border. Train services from Hungary via Austria

14/09/2015

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Migrants: queues build at border as Germany suspends Schengen

Germany has temporarily re-introduced border checks as it tries to deal with a record influx of refugees and migrants. The decision goes against the

14/09/2015

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Germany introduces 'temporary' controls along Austrian border

Ahead of an EU Interior Ministers’ crisis meeting on Monday the strain of absorbing so many refugees may be starting to tell in Germany. Berlin is

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Germany: expected surge in migrants from Hungary doesn't materialise

Migrants and refugees have been continuing to stream into Germany. More than nine-thousand arrived at Munich’s rail station on Saturday. But police

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Austria closes motorway between Vienna and Hungarian border

Austria has closed the motorway that leads from the Hungarian border to Vienna, and its train connections with Hungary will remain closed through the

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Austrian skiing ace Raich retires

Austrian Benjamin Raich has called time on his glittering career announcing his retirement after 19 years on the World Cup circuit. The 37-year-old

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